Laziness by George Barbier Postcard

"Laziness" is part of Barbier's "Seven Deadly Sins" series from the Almanac of 1925. Here Barbier captures the raptures of pure indolence and indulgence. The two women are lounging in new silk pyjamas from the Far East. George Barbier 1882 - 1932 was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. He is well known for his commissions to design theatre and ballet costumes, to illustrate books, and to produce haute couture fashion illustrations. In the mid 1920's he worked with Erte to design sets and costumes for the Folies Bergere and in 1929 he wrote the introduction for Erte's acclaimed exhibition and achieved mainstream popularity through his regular appearances in L'Illustation magazine. This image is of printing quality, high resolution of 300 ppi, it has has been slightly cropped and enhanced. This assures that your image will print with the highest quality possible, yet still retaining some of the originals character.